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Nawab of Pataudi
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)
Born: 16 March 1910, Pataudi, Punjab
Died: 5 January 1952, New Delhi
Major Teams: Oxford University, Maharajah of Patiala's XI; Maharajah of Patiala's XII, Worcestershire, Western India, Southern Punjab, England, India.
Known As: Nawab of Pataudi
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Test Debut: England v Australia at Sydney, 1st Test, 1932/33
Latest Test: England v India at The Oval, 3rd Test, 1946
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1932
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 17/08/1946)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 6 10 0 199 102 19.90 1 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1928 - 1946)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 127 204 24 8750 238* 48.61 29 34 58 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 756 529 15 35.26 6-111 1 0 50.4 4.19
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
The senior Nawab of Pataudi, Iftikhar Ali Khan, is the only Test
cricketer to have played for both England and India. Educated at
Aitchison's College, Lahore and Balliol College, Oxford, he made the
England squad for the `Bodyline' series. Pataudi followed in the
footsteps of Ranji and Duleep by scoring a hundred at the Sydney
Cricket Ground on his first Ashes appearance, which was also his Test
debut. However he was dropped after the next Test, apparently because
he disagreed with the `Bodyline' tactics of his skipper, Douglas
Jardine, and returned home before the end of the tour. Punishing form
for Worcestershire in the 1933 and 1934 English seasons earned him a
recall for one Test against the visiting Aussies in the latter year,
the last time he turned out for his adopted country.
Pataudi was appointed Indian captain several months ahead of the tour
of England in 1936. The idea was that he could watch the players in
the winter series against the visiting Australians led by Jack Ryder
and pick the side he wanted but the advance planning came to naught
when Pataudi withdrew in February claiming he was not fully fit. It
was only ten years later that he finally led an Indian team to England
although it was not a very well conceived move. Pataudi, then 36, was
considerably past his prime and had played little first class cricket
in the preceding years. He made close to thousand runs on the tour and
showed rare glimpses from the past, with centuries against
Nottinghamshire and Sussex. But the Nawab averaged just 11 in the
Tests, which India lost 1-0, and ill health forced him to hang his
boots up soon after. Five years later, he died while playing a game of
polo, ironically on his son, Mansur Ali Khan's birthday. (
Sankhya Krishnan)
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